It is pure foolery to think that this 800 hour business will expand 135, or 91 Flight Training in any way. These 800 hours sound like 800 hours with plenty of strings attached. It will reduce the eventual supply of available FOs, and I think it's designed to. This regulation is Multi-Crew, Act One.

Here's what I think the eventual regulation will look like:

(i) 800 hours of rigorous experience, including
- insert absolutely ridiculous amounts of multi-pilot experience/icing/IFR/turbine time, or
(ii) a multi-engine ATP, or
(iii) Completion of an approved MPL course provided by a part 121 air carrier or part 142 training center.

Sound about right?